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RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh High Court has strongly criticised the tendency of trial courts to grant long adjournments, even in cases where the accused is in judicial custody, terming it a violation of the fundamental right to a speedy trial guaranteed under the Constitution. Observing that such delays defeat the purpose of justice delivery, the court…
RAIPUR: A routine evening commute turned into tragedy on Tuesday when a local train connecting the coal township of Gevra with Bilaspur Junction in Chhattisgarh rear-ended a stationary cargo rake around 4 pm, in what preliminary reports suggest was a signal breach. The impact was so severe that the engine and one coach of the…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to suicide.Rajkummar Rao has reacted with deep sadness and anger to the shocking passing of a 23-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh, who took her own life just ten months after her wedding. The woman, identified as Manisha Goswami from Raipur, reportedly recorded a heartbreaking video before taking the extreme step,…
RAIPUR: In another major surrender of Maoists in bulk, 21 Maoists including 13 women gave up violence with 18 weapons in Kanker district of Bastar division in Chhattisgarh on Sunday. The cadres, who were part of the Keshkal division (North Sub-Zonal Bureau), laid down arms under the state’s flagship ‘Poona Margham: Rehabilitation through Reintegration’ initiative,…
RAIPUR: A 26-year-old newly-married woman, Manjusha Goswami, allegedly died by suicide by hanging at her home in the D.D. Nagar police station area of Raipur.The deceased was a resident of Karan Nagar, New Changorabhatha.According to police, Manjusha recorded and circulated a video on her mobile phone before taking the extreme step. Noida Dowry Killing: Accused…
Former Maoists watch TV at the police centre JAGDALPUR: They couldn’t sleep. Not under the roof, not on the mattresses, not with the hum of ceiling fans or the whir of traffic. For 210 former Maoists who surrendered on Friday in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar after decades in the jungle, the first night of peace was sleepless.Used…
BASTAR: Wanted Maoist commander Rupesh, alias Takkalapalli Vasudev Rao (Satish), pledged on Friday to “work for and with the people in a constitutional manner” as he led a group of 210 PLGA fighters with a combined bounty of Rs 9 crore on their heads in Chhattisgarh’s largest mass surrender in its history of Left-wing extremism.Representatives…
The Manjhis, Chalkis and members of tribal communities from across Bastar, welcomed the surrendered Maoists with red roses in Jagdalpur. NEW DELHI: The recent developments in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region mark a significant turning point in Country’s ongoing battle against Naxalism, a form of left-wing extremism that has plagued parts of the country for decades. The…
Representational image (PTI file photo) RAIPUR/NAGPUR: Chhattisgarh’s Bastar awaits the largest mass surrender of Maoists in its history of Left-wing extremism Friday, with 170 guerrillas lined up to formally lay down arms in what home minister Amit Shah termed a “landmark day” in the battle to purge the country’s Red Corridor of Naxalite influence.“Abujhmarh and…
RAIPUR: A COBRA commando was injured in an IED explosion triggered by Maoists in Bastar’s Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning. The incident took place in Pujari Kanker area of Usoor region when personnel from the 206th COBRA Battalion were out on an area domination and depth protection duty near a newly established Forward…
